Rock Power Chords and Fills

Today you’ll learn how to use guitar fills and power chords. This lesson is taken from my new book – Beyond Rhythm Guitar

In this lesson, I will show you how to build awesome rock progressions that use two-note power chords. When written in a chord, a ‘5’ dictates that it is a power chord. Power chords can be used in place of both Major and Minor chords. For example, both a D Minor or D Major could be replaced by a D5 power chord.

You will use a D Minor Pentatonic scale between the chords to create mini fills and licks.

Like all chords on the guitar, there are multiple ways that power chords can be played. Shown in example 7a is the D5 power chord shape with a root on the E, A, and D strings. Let’s dive in!